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nikosidis · 13 January 2021, 00:14

All the tech. talk might be interesting for some, but the proof is in what you are hearing.
I played guitar since I was a kid and I have a high-end stereo sound system. Music and sound been a interest of mine forever. Paula sound natural with CD quality material as long as your screen mode is over 30Hz.
22khz Audio with PAL high-res screen mode or similar is not good enough for my taste. I'm talking real voice, instruments. For modules 8 bit, lower frequency is no problem. Paula is for sure no contender for a high-end hi-fi system but for casual audio playback most would be happy. I also tried many Amiga audio players and the best is EaglePlayer. There are quite big differences in the playback software. Old Amiga hardware like the A500 I have does not sound good. My Amiga 600 and 1200 sound much better.

13 January 2021, 00:14	#51
nikosidis Registered User Join Date: Jan 2020 Location: oslo/norway Posts: 1,613	All the tech. talk might be interesting for some, but the proof is in what you are hearing. I played guitar since I was a kid and I have a high-end stereo sound system. Music and sound been a interest of mine forever. Paula sound natural with CD quality material as long as your screen mode is over 30Hz. 22khz Audio with PAL high-res screen mode or similar is not good enough for my taste. I'm talking real voice, instruments. For modules 8 bit, lower frequency is no problem. Paula is for sure no contender for a high-end hi-fi system but for casual audio playback most would be happy. I also tried many Amiga audio players and the best is EaglePlayer. There are quite big differences in the playback software. Old Amiga hardware like the A500 I have does not sound good. My Amiga 600 and 1200 sound much better.